[Vision2020] bond failure
Brent Capener
cape@moscow.com
Wed, 5 Feb 2003 11:51:33 -0800
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My guess is the bond failed because of 1) new sewer plant 2) new =
swimming pool 3) purchase of 45 more acres for [ball fields?] 4) new =
fire station 5) new bus garage and school district offices; also =
pending: 6) more sewer plant upgrades 7) MHS remodel 8) concern over =
1912 bailout 9) EPA required rebuild of storm-water drainage system 9) =
street and arterial upgrades, etc. etc. Don't misunderstand my thinking =
behind this post- I voted yes for one or more of the above and said yes =
to courthouse remodel. The point is that our property taxes are going =
to increase regardless, which encourages voters to say no on those =
things that we're ALLOWED to vote on.
It's too bad the one and only thing the county is asking for got =
squeezed out. As a daily visitor to the courthouse I can definitely =
sympathize. While file cabinets in the hallway don't seem like a 2 =
million dollar emergency, try visiting the offices in the basement, =
especially Disaster Services and Maintenance.
Someone earlier suggested a group or organization collect all the =
area needs and wants into a larger basket disregarding the entity =
requesting the funding. That way we could prioritize our spending =
without the influence of competing tax entities. Maybe something for =
the Civic Assoc. to sip lattes over?
Brent Capener
PS. All the while King George is running up the spending deficit at a =
record pace and attempting to placate us commoners by refunding a few =
beans. I think the usage of my 'no' key is soon to surpass that of =
'delete'.
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because of 1) new sewer plant 2) new swimming pool 3) purchase of 45=20
more acres for [ball fields?] 4) new fire station 5) new bus =
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and school district offices; also pending: 6) more sewer plant =
upgrades 7) MHS remodel 8) concern over 1912 bailout 9) EPA=20
required rebuild of storm-water drainage system 9) street and=20
arterial</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> upgrades, etc. =
etc. =20
Don't misunderstand my thinking behind this post- I voted yes for one or =
more of=20
the above and said yes to courthouse remodel. The point is =
that our=20
property taxes are going to increase regardless, which encourages voters =
to say=20
no on those things that we're ALLOWED to vote on.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> It's too bad the one =
and only=20
thing the county is asking for got squeezed out. As a daily =
visitor to the=20
courthouse I can definitely sympathize. While file cabinets in the =
hallway=20
don't seem like a 2 million dollar emergency, try visiting the offices =
in the=20
basement, especially Disaster Services and Maintenance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Someone earlier =
suggested a=20
group or organization collect all the area needs and wants into a =
larger=20
basket disregarding the entity requesting the funding. That way we =
could=20
prioritize our spending without the influence of competing tax =
entities. =20
Maybe something for the Civic Assoc. to sip lattes over?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brent Capener</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS. All the while King George is =
running up=20
the spending deficit at a record pace and attempting to placate us =
commoners by refunding a few beans. I think the usage of my =
'no' key=20
is soon to surpass that of 'delete'. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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